"We’re starting the year with active work to further strengthen Ukraine, particularly our air defense, in the wake of brutal Russian air attacks.

I just had my first call this year with Justin Trudeau. I informed him about Russia’s most recent missile and drone attacks on our cities and villages.

On New Year’s Eve alone, our air defense forces managed to shoot down over 80 drones. Unfortunately, there were also hits that damaged civilian infrastructure in the Sumy, Odesa, Lviv, Poltava, Kyiv, Donetsk, and Kherson regions.

I am grateful to Prime Minister Trudeau for his willingness to assist us in protecting the Ukrainian sky, particularly by providing additional NASAMS systems and missiles.

We also discussed our work on security guarantees.

We also talked about the preparation of the fourth Peace Formula meeting of advisors in Davos in January.

I am also grateful for the reassurance that Canada’s support for Ukraine will continue this year, both in terms of military and financial assistance.

We value cooperation with Canada".